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ENPS Presents: ZOMBIE MATCH IV! (Oct 27th, 2013)
bkoenig:
--- Quote from: jonm on September 07, 2013, 10:59:56 PM ---Option for full auto? ;D
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The heck with that, let's go with the ability to call in artillery strikes.
JTH:
--- Quote from: bullit on September 08, 2013, 09:55:13 AM ---jthapkido ...nice shooting in the video. A little off this topic.....your premature magazine drops in Stage 2 (I think it was) reminds me of some of those habits we need to be aware/concerned about going from gaming/matches to reality (NOT joining the Shawn camp...with all due respect to him et al at Tactical 88).
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I'd be more worried about it if I ever did it OTHER than on a stage in a match. :)
I see what you mean, and I agree that overtraining (or more importantly, training in only one methodology) builds habits that are hard to break----especially in new circumstances in which your brain freezes, so your body just does what it is used to.
Amusingly enough, I don't make that kind of mistake in DT classes or when practicing on my own.
(That's literally. The only times I've ever done that were on stages when I was running full mags. Apparently, in competition, my brain is stuck in "Production" mode, which is why for the last couple matches of this year, I'm shooting Julie's Limited .40 rig just to do it differently in matches.)
--- Quote ---It reminds me of when we hosted Ayoob. I recall one lad while I was RO'ing "instinctively" doing a press check EVERY TIME he brought his gun out of the holster. It was quite an interesting thing to behold. I visited with him about it, especially my concern for REAL WORLD and possibility of getting out of battery due to this habit.
For what its worth, I am and still can be guilty of my own bad habits (trying to overcome).....
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That's actually interesting, because I've seen more people press check due to habits from tactical-oriented classes than from competition-oriented practice. Matter of fact, I've talked with people who did the "hit the magazine/hit the back of the slide" bit after every reload---including when under time stress (and including after speed reloads). Their argument was "I need to make sure it runs!" while my argument was "if your gun doesn't go into battery when you rack the slide or merely change magazines (without moving the slide) you need to fix your gun---and right now, you are wasting time. (This was in competition. In a SD situation, I REALLY think it is a bad idea since chances are, someone is shooting at you.)
This is off-topic, though, but if you want to continue the discussion, we can start a new thread in a different forum. :)
JTH:
As to the other comments, let me go down the list:
* Smoke: No.
* Fire: Very No.
* Impact Weapons: Tempting, particularly if someone would supply lots of melons, but No.
* Full auto: No. (Can't do that on all stages, and since it is all headshots, that actually wouldn't help you.)
* Belt-fed: Cool, but No.
* Suppressors: Wish we could, but chances are (as JonM said) the timer won't pick it up, and you'll get REALLY LONG times. (Like 300 seconds, which is the max. You won't like that for stage scores.) Technically you can try it, but you probably won't like it.
* Artillery Strikes: No. (What kind of friends do you HAVE? Can you introduce me to them?)
That should cover everything thus far, I believe.
jonm:
--- Quote from: jthhapkido on September 08, 2013, 06:09:56 PM ---
* Full auto: No. (Can't do that on all stages, and since it is all headshots, that actually wouldn't help you.)
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I wasnt thinking it as being a help for stages, but for fun on a stage. I know the lower pistol bays dont allow full auto shooting.
bkoenig:
I was at a multigun match once where a guy used a YHM Phantom on his AR. It picked up most of his shots but still missed a couple. On a handgun I'm guessing it will miss even more. On a .22, forget about it.
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